Amazon Bamboo Rat vs plaster beetle

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Cartodere bifasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Echimyidae	Latridiidae
Genus	Dactylomys	Cartodere
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Cartodere bifasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Bamboo Rat and plaster beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	plaster beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada).

Amazon Bamboo Rat

The Amazon Bamboo Rat (Dactylomys dactylinus) is a species in the genus Dactylomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.